Jury struggles to agree while deliberating fate of Stricker Street fire suspect

Jury deliberations continued for a fourth day Monday in the trial of James Barnett, the suspect accused of setting a rowhome fire that killed three Baltimore firefighters in January of 2022.

Two hours into the deliberations on Monday, the jury sent a note saying they were split and cannot come to an agreement. The judge issued what is known as an Allen charge, which entails the judge urging jurors to keep trying to come to a decision.

The jurors ended their deliberations on Monday afternoon and went home for the day…

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